Several cadets and officers from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs found themselves in a bind Saturday morning.

The nine of them were flying to Tucson when they had to make an emergency landing in Las Vegas due to ice build-up on the aircraft.

Capt. Sarah Towler and Capt. Cody Brown were able to land the aircraft, “Ice Maiden,” on the snow-covered runway right before noon on Saturday. Along with them were seven members of Rings of Blue, the Academy’s performing parachuting team.

To say that Cris and Mary Lou (Nelson) Griego are dedicated to A cause is an understatement. It was a cause that began their relationship 44 years ago and they, singly and as a couple, have continued to dedicate themselves to various causes ­— societal, educational and personal, as in family.

The couple chimed in to say, “What we’ve done, we’ve done out of love. Kids have been our life, from the day we had our first to the hundreds we inherited as educators.”

SANTA FE — State Auditor Hector Balderas is questioning why a state agency provided his office with a behavioral health audit report that was altered to remove a conclusion that auditors found no “credible allegations of fraud” in a review of case files for more than a dozen providers under investigation for potential misconduct.
Balderas obtained a subpoena last week from a district judge in Santa Fe to try to shed more light on the revisions made by the Human Services Department.

Wednesday, Nov. 27 — Inasmuch as a number of patrons of Carnegie Public Library are delinquent in returning borrowed books, it has become necessary to go beyond the usual postal card and letter reminders asking that books be returned. The City attorney has been consulted to the effect that the materials are city property and City police may aid in repossessing books and periodicals long overdue. Charges may be filed in district court and fines or jail terms may be imposed.

Amnesty International group 463 will host Veterans for Peace activist Elliott Adams, at 7 p.m. Nov 29 in the lobby of the El Fidel Hotel. He will discuss “Guantanamo; a necessary evil or a national disgrace.” All are welcome to this free exchange of ideas on an important national issue..

ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque’s public school district is retooling its social media policy.
The effort comes on the heels of a recent flap involving Superintendent Winston Brooks but reports that the district says the overhaul has been in the making for a long time.
Brooks recently apologized for Twitter posts that included comparing the state education secretary to farm animals.